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Did the Boston Celtics’ offense get better this offseason?

Not all basketball skills are created equal.

Some can exist in unlimited quantities across lineups. There is no such thing, for example, as too much shooting, passing, or well-timed help defense. Other skills have diminishing returns though.

Deploying a great screen setter can be immensely valuable within an ecosystem that includes a talented pick-and-roll initiator or good shooters capable of flying off picks away from the ball. But having multiple high-level screeners on the court doesn’t really bring much to the table unless those players also have other useful skills (think Steph Curry setting a back screen off the ball and the chaos the threat of his shooting creates).